A note from Mrs. Burke:
It's been such a cold month! Just a reminder to make sure students are bringing in winter boots and coats, snow pants, gloves or mittens, and a winter hat. If they do not have all of these items they are not allowed to play in the snow at recess and have to stand with the recess staff.
Students have been learning about the different properties of matter in science. They completed a number of investigations to help them understand the differences between solids, liquids, and gasses. In language arts they finished their opinion piece about the Patriot's perspective of the American Revolution. They are learning how to persuade someone to believe in their opinion and join their side for their fight for independence.
On the last day of the month the PAW Squad gave their first performance about how to treat others with kindness. Keep reading to learn more about this.
Take a look at what our student reporters wrote about this month.
Students have been learning about the different properties of matter in science. They completed a number of investigations to help them understand the differences between solids, liquids, and gasses. In language arts they finished their opinion piece about the Patriot's perspective of the American Revolution. They are learning how to persuade someone to believe in their opinion and join their side for their fight for independence.
On the last day of the month the PAW Squad gave their first performance about how to treat others with kindness. Keep reading to learn more about this.
Take a look at what our student reporters wrote about this month.
Science: Structures of Matter
What did you learn about solids, liquids, and gasses from the salt water investigation?
What I learn about solids, liquids, and gasses from the salt water investigation is that if you put salt (a solid) in hot water (a liquid) that the salt will then turn into liquid.
-Maximus
The salt didn't disappear. The salt was just mixed and it's white so it looked like it did. The salt was still there, it just was at the bottom of the cup spread out.
-Nevaeh
It was fun.
-Randy
What I learned about solids, liquids, and gasses from the salt water investigation, was that just because you can’t see something doesn’t mean it’s not there. Because the grains of salt were so small and the amount of water in the cup was much larger, when the salt was poured into the water the grains of salt separated and went to different spots in the cup. Looks can be deceiving!
-Flynn
What I learned for the saltwater investigation that the salt didn't go away it just joined the water.
-Owen
What I learned from the salt water investigation is that salt doesn’t disappear it dissolves.
-Zachary
In science we are learning about matter and we did this project to see if the salt that we put in the water is still there. We had no idea if it was but we couldn't tell.
-Taylor
What did you learn about solids, liquids, and gasses from the popping corn investigation?
What I learned from the popping corn investigation, is that corn kernels can float! It was very interesting watching the corn kernels surrounded by bubbles sink to the bottom of the cup, and then bounce to the top again! I’m not 100% sure, but I think the chemical reaction of the vinegar and the baking soda helped the corn kernels float.
-Flynn
What I learned from the popping corn investigation, is that corn kernels can float! It was very interesting watching the corn kernels surrounded by bubbles sink to the bottom of the cup, and then bounce to the top again! I’m not 100% sure, but I think the chemical reaction of the vinegar and the baking soda helped the corn kernels float.
-Flynn
What did you learn about solids, liquids, and gasses from the Cheerio lab?
In the Cheerio lab I learned a little bit more about the atoms in solids, liquids and gases. That some are packed close together, some are not. Some move around, some don’t.
-Madison
I learned about solids liquids and gasses is that the atoms in a solid are super close and liquid atoms are spread out a little but the gasses are super spread out and move a lot.
-Lyndsey
In the cheerio lab, I learned that in solids the atoms are packed closely, in a liquid they are a little looser but can only slide past each other, and in a gas the atoms have a lot of space and can move freely.
-Abigail
Are spread out, But gasses are spread out more than everything.
-Jayden
What I learned about solids, liquids, and gasses from the Cheerio lab, is that the atoms in solids, liquids, and gasses are the same, but they are arranged differently. I enjoyed pretending that the cheerios were atoms and placing them correctly in the correct spots as either solids, liquids, or gasses! All three of these science activities were fun and interesting, and I can’t wait to do another!
-Flynn
I learned a lot about matter. One thing I learned is that about molecules. For liquids the molecules are able to slide past each other, for gases the molecules they are able to move everywhere, lastly for solids the molecules can’t move they vibrate. Also solids have their own shape, liquids take the shape of their container, and gases also take the shape of their container.
-Aubree
Language Arts: The American Revolution
In the opinion essay that you are writing, what are some reasons and evidence you have used to persuade colonists to support the American Revolution and join the Patriots?
In my opinion essay, some reasons and evidence that I have is “Why do we have to be loyal to a country so far away?” from Divided Loyalties and “Now we have to house British soldiers!” from Along the path to independence, (I didn't actually write the last piece of evidence like that on my opinion essay).
-Madison
The British don't care about innocent people dying.
-Jack
I have used some sentences and details that I did not know about the Patriots. Some reasons and evidence that I have used to persuade colonists are the sentences that I didn't know about Patriots.
-Madylyn
As we are writing an opinion piece for our essay, the topic is the Patriots Perspective on the American Revolution. As a Patriot, my job is to find other rebels willing to fight for our rights. I persuade them by bringing up my opinion, reason, and evidence. My opinion was that King George the III was greedy and violent. I continued on saying that he (George) was ungrateful and harsh. He either had people choose to join his army/side, or they could be slaughtered or imprisoned. And me, being a Patriot, should defend our people and fight for the cause of our rights and free will. That would be my opinion on the Patriots Perspective.
-Braelyn
Some reasons and evidence we have used are how the king is treating the colonist unfair by giving them unfair laws and taxation without representation.
-Aubree
PAW Squad January Performance:
Congratulations to the PAW Squad who gave a wonderful performance during our January school assembly. Their skit taught us how to be kind, rather than be a bully. The actors did a great job of speaking up so the crowd could hear them, and the props team created beautiful background pieces for the skit. Way to go PAW Squad!
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